The Wild Reed

Thoughts & interests of a queer seeker of the Divine Presence;
of a “soul dancer,” seeking to embody with grace and verve
the mystico-prophetic spiritual tradition

Saturday, January 24, 2026

Honoring Alex Pretti

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Earlier this evening thousands of Minnesotans gathered in their neighborhoods to hold candlelight vigils for Alex Pretti , a 37-year-old in...

“Organized Sustained Systemic Resistance and Self-Defense Are Our Only Options”

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Says Butch Ware , Green Party candidate for Governor of California, who grew up in Minnesota . . . Y esterday we saw the biggest general...

“This Was a Flat Out Execution”

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I CE murdered another person in my district this morning. This was a flat out execution. Horrific and absolutely on the hands of these untr...
Friday, January 23, 2026

“ICE Out!”: The Minnesota General Strike – 1/23/26

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As most reading this would know, the state of Minnesota, the place I’ve called my second home for the last 32 years, is under occupation by...
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Quote of the Day

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W hatever is yours to do, today and on any given day, just do it. Saving our country is a full-time job, invoking a shift in our consciousne...

Nemik’s Eulogy for Renée Nicole Good

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This is both heartbreaking and inspiring. . . . Fans of the Star Wars show Andor will recognize the following words of Nemik, one of the...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Andre Henry: “So Many of the Freedom Movements in Our History Were Actually Anti-Fascist Movements”

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I f you’re from the U.S., you’ve always lived in a fascist country. And, strangely enough, that’s good news. But don’t take my word for it,...
Monday, January 19, 2026

And Sweetest – in the Gale – Is Heard

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The following hour-long piece of ambient music (tuned to 432Hz, the " miracle tone ") was created by YouTuber HIGHWIND for those ...
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Michael J. Bayly
Born and raised in Australia, I now reside in the U.S. where from 2003-2015 I served as the executive coordinator of the Catholic Pastoral Committee on Sexual Minorities (CPCSM). During this time I also helped found both The Progressive Catholic Voice and the Catholic Coalition for Church Reform.

I established The Wild Reed in 2006 as a sign of solidarity with all who are dedicated to living lives of integrity – though, in particular, with gay people seeking to be true to both the gift of their sexuality and their Catholic faith. The Wild Reed's original by-line read, “Thoughts and reflections from a progressive, gay, Catholic perspective.” As you can see, it reads differently now. This is because my journey has, in many ways, taken me beyond, or perhaps better still, deeper into the realities that the words “progressive,” “gay,” and “Catholic” seek to describe.
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